Necktie retainer



F 8. 1956 L. BRUNETTI ET AL NEQKTIE RETAINER Filed Aug. 2'7, 1953 INVENTORS.

ATTORNEYS United States Patent NECKTIE RETAINER Leonello Brunetti and Emilio Alchera, San Francisco, Calif. 7

Application August 27, 1953, Serial No. 376,898

1 Claim. (Cl. 2-145 This invention relates to necktie construction, an important object of the invention being to provide a necktie of the tubular four-in-hand type wherein the rear or reverse side of the wide end of the tie is provided with a plurality of buttonholes arranged longitudinally thereof along a center line of said wide end.

Another object of the invention is to provide slits in the rear or reverse side of the tie disposed longitudinally of the tie in spaced relation with the button holes, so that the fingers may be inserted between the folds of the wide end of the tie to facilitate the buttoning of the shirt buttons to the tie with which the tie is used, with the result that the tie is held in proper centered position directly over the buttons of the shirt at all times.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a necktie wherein the narrow end thereof is provided with a longitudinally disposed slit extending therethrough and through which the buttons of the shirt are extended for buttoning to the wide end of the tie, holding the narrow end of the tie in place when it is desired to wear the tie with the narrow end disposed against the rear surface of the wide end of the tie.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claim it being understood that changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a tie constructed in accordance with the invention shown as tied and positioned on a shirt one end of the tie being turned illustrating the buttonholes formed in a line longitudinally of the rear surface of the tie.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevational view of the tie.

Fig. 3 is a fragmental elevational view illustrating the buttons of a shirt as positioned within the longitudinally disposed slit formed in the narrow end of the tie.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the tie which is of the well known four-in-hand type and tubular in formation, is indicated generally by the reference character 5, the rear fold or surface of the tie indicated by the reference character 6 being provided with a slit 7 disposed longitudinally thereof and arranged centrally between the side edges of the tie, as clearly shown by Fig. 2 of the drawing.

Stitches indicated at 8 are arranged in spaced relation with respect to each other and connect the adjacent edges of the fold of the tie providing buttonholes 9 between such stitches.

At one end of the slit 7, or the inner end of the slit,

is a transversely disposed slit 10 which is designed to receive the narrow end of the tie so that the narrow end ice of the tie may be extended between the rear fold and main portion of the tie to hold the narrow end of the tie in proper centered position within the folds of the wide portion of the tie.

Disposed on opposite sides of the slit 7, and extending longitudinally of the tie, are slits 11 which slits are designed to accommodate the thumb and forefinger of the hand in gripping the buttons to be positioned within the buttonholes 9, to secure the wider end of the tie in position.

The reference character 12 indicates a slit which extends from the end of the narrow end of the tie inwardly a substantial distance, as shown by Fig. 2 of the drawing, and this slit 12 extends through both the main and rear folds of the tie, the adjacent edges of the slit 12 being connected by stitches 13 through which the buttons of the shirt with which the tie is used, are extended in order to permit the buttons of the shirt to be positioned within the buttonholes 9 of the wide end of the tie. Because the slits 12 are disposed longitudinally of the narrow end of the tie, it is obvious that movements of the body which would otherwise cause the tie to buckle, owing to the fact that the buttons are engaging the tie, will be prevented, the tie moving with respect to the stitches of the buttons.

It is also pointed out that the slits 12 will provide means for receiving the buttons of the shirt should it be desired to wear the tie with the narrow end of the tie overlying the wide rear surface of the wide end of the tie in the usual manner.

From the foregoing it will be seen that due to the construction shown and described, I have provided a necktie which when properly tied, may be buttoned to 'the shirt buttons of the shirt with which it is used, holding the tie in proper extended position against buckling or twisting to render the tie unsightly.

It will further be seen that due to the construction of the buttonholes, a certain amount of play is permitted between the tie and buttons to insure a smooth fitted tie at all times.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

In a four-in-hand tie, a tubular body folded longitudinally upon itself providing a front and rear fold and a wide end and a narrow end, said rear fold of the wide end having a longitudinal slit extending inwardly from the end thereof terminating in a transverse slit at the innermost end of said longitudinal slit through which said narrow end of the tie extends, stitches connecting the edges of said slit of the rear fold of the wide end of the tie providing a plurality of buttonholes, the rear fold of said narrow end of the tie being also longitudinally slit, stitches spaced apart connecting'said edges of the latter slit dividing said latter slit into elongated buttonholes disposed longitudinally of said narrow end of the tie, adapted to register with buttonholes of said rear fold of the wide end, for attachment to a button of a shirt with which the tie is worn.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,048,393 Dewey et a1. Dec. 24, 1912 1,751,963 Weinschreider Mar. 25, 1930 2,588,576 Roop et a1. Mar. 11, 1952 FOREIGN PATENTS 239,372 Switzerland Jan. 3, 1946 3,412 Great Britain Feb. 21, 1900 506,927 Belgium Nov. 30, 1951 

